Sadly, some of the problems remain, not least a few badly phrased quests that either totally fail to tell you where to go, or are way too vague about it. That, and combat AI that forces you to constantly page through your whole party to get proper use of their spells and special abilities. If there's a crime on the docket, however, it's that even at its best, Drakensang is amiable rather than legendary. If you can tolerate its quirks and overly familiar world, you can definitely do worse in the current RPG void.
Nerd Rock from the Sun writes: "There are only two rules right now, but I might make up others as I go along.
"First, I need to really role-play my character — as best as I can, at least.
"Second, if the character dies he (or she) stays dead, because that’s just how life is. No reloads whatsoever. Which might make for a very short or a very long game, depending on how things go."
dtp Entertainment has revealed that ValuSoft will be releasing a "Complete Saga" bundle pack that includes Drakensang: The Dark Eye, Drakensang: The River of Time, and Drakensang: Philleason's Secret.
Kalypso Media has announced that Demonicon will be using German pen-and-paper roleplaying game The Dark Eye's sourcebook and ruleset, and will be renamed The Dark Eye: Demonicon. The Dark Eye has long been the German equivalent of Dungeons & Dragons, debuting in 1984.
